I shall per­ish on the shore;

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“I shall per­ish on the shore;”· 1 hymn found
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I have a sin of fear, that when I’ve spun

I shall per­ish on the shore;

But swear by Thy­self, that at my death Thy Son

Wilt Thou Forgive?

lyricist: John Donne (1573–1631)
Composer: Johann Bach (1685–1750)
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...I have a sin of fear, that when I’ve spun

My last thread, I shall per­ish on the shore;

But swear by Thy­self, that at my death Thy Son...

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I have a sin of fear, that when I’ve spun

My last thread, I shall per­ish on the shore;

But swear by Thy­self, that at my death Thy Son

Wilt Thou Forgive?

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